a handbook for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Helps parents find others familiar with the struggles of raising special needs children.
1-800-986-4550
Roberta Waltenbaugh
109 Trenton Place, Mt Vernon, PA 15135, 412-751-7118
Terri Davis
119 Video Drive, Munhall, PA 15120, 412-461-8618
Vicki Morris
2217 Mt. Pleasant Drive, Monroeville, PA 15146, 412-823-0857
Parent Training Information
Parent Education Network, pen@parentednet.com; www.parentednet.org
333 East 7th Avenue, York, PA 17404, 717-845-9722; 1-800-522-5827
Parents Union for Public Schools, ParentsU@aol.com
Linda White
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1124, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 215-546-1166; Fax: 215-731-
1688
PEAL Center
Pennsylvania’s Parents Training and Information Center serving Western and Central PA.
Organization provides disability information and information about special education
process and parent’s rights. Parent Advisors provide information and resources to assist
the family with problem-solving strategies and direct them to other community resources,
trainings in understanding IEP’s, IDEA’04, building continuity, etc.
Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center
1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-422-1040; 1-866-950-1040
Debra Efkeman, defkeman@pealcenter.org
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN),
http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us
6340 Flank Drive; Suite 600, Harrisburg, PA 17112, 717-541-4960; 1-800-360-7282
Janet Armstrong, jarmstrong@pattan.k12.pa.us